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» 1999 Biotechnology Stock Report
1999 Biotechnology Stock Report
Jan. 1, 2000
Company Name
Symbol*
12/31/98#
3/31/99
6/30/99
9/30/99
12/31/99
%YTD
Aastrom Biosci
ASTM
2.875
2.438
1.25
1.313
0.781
-72.83
Abgenix
ABGX
16.25
15.125
19.875
39.188
132.5
715.38
Adv Magnetics
AVM
7.312
3.5
4.188
3.125
4.125
-43.59
Adv Poly Sys
APOS
5.375
4.375
7
4.125
3.438
-36.04
Adv Tissue Sci
ATIS
2.593
2.156
3.25
3.078
2.5
-3.59
Affymetrix
AFFX
24.375
34.813
49.375
98.438
169.688
596.16
Agritope
AGTO
1.312
2.125
3.5
2
1.094
-16.62
Albany Molecular
AMRI
20
25
29.75
25.125
30.5
52.5
Alexion Pharma
ALXN
13.375
8.438
8.875
14.75
30.125
125.23
Algos Pharma
ALGO
26
24.625
22.063
8.5
11
-57.69
Alkermes
ALKS
22.187
27.25
23.125
28.813
49.125
121.41
Allelix
AXB*
4.19
3.5
2.57
2.65
4
-4.53
Alliance
ALLP
3.281
2.75
2.625
5.063
7.375
124.78
AltaRex
AXO*
0.46
0.46
1.1
0.93
0.4
-13.04
Alteon
ALTN
0.781
1.031
0.75
1.031
0.875
12.04
Alza
AZA
52.25
38.25
50.875
42.813
34.625
-33.73
AMBI Inc.
AMBI
1.062
1.188
2.438
2.906
2.469
132.49
Amgen
AMGN
26.141
37.438
30.438
40.75
60.063
129.77
Amylin
AMLN
0.5
1.063
1.125
4.75
8.344
1568.8
Anesta
NSTA
26.625
22.563
20.438
9.188
17.188
-35.44
Angiotech Pharma
ANP*
13
13
12
11.15
19.6
50.77
Anormed
AOM*
4.15
-
-
-
9
116.87
Aphton
APHT
12.75
16.25
14
13.25
15.25
19.61
Aquila Biopharma
AQLA
3.875
2.063
1.625
1.813
2.375
-38.71
Aradigm
ARDM
12.5
9.125
8.875
9.125
9.5
-24
Ariad Pharm
ARIA
1.687
1.406
1.25
0.719
2.813
66.75
Aronex Pharma
ARNX
2
3.125
4.438
3.875
3.125
56.25
ArQule
ARQL
4.937
4.625
4.875
6.188
10.25
107.62
Atlantic Pharma
ATLC
1.5
1.375
1.313
1.688
1.438
-4.13
Atrix Labs
ATRX
8.875
11.25
9.625
6.875
5.188
-41.54
Aurora Bioscience
ABSC
6.437
6.719
7.25
13.625
26.5
311.68
AutoImmune
AIMM
2.25
2.25
2.375
0.563
0.813
-63.87
Avant Immuno
AVAN
1.75
1.563
2.125
2.125
2.469
41.09
Avax Technologies
AVXT
2.5
5.063
3.875
3.063
6.594
163.76
AVI BioPharma
AVII
4
2.875
3.438
3.406
5.438
35.95
Avigen
AVGN
7.812
5.875
6
12
31
296.83
Aviron
AVIR
25.875
20.25
28.75
24.25
15.813
-38.89
Axogen
AXG
29
-
-
-
34.5
18.97
Axys Pharma
AXPH
5.875
4.188
3.375
3.938
4.063
-30.84
BioChem Pharma
BCHE
28.625
21.313
18.75
23.938
21.75
-24.02
BioCryst
BCRX
7
6.375
8.75
24.25
29.5
321.43
Biogen
BGEN
41.5
57.156
64.313
78.813
84.5
103.61
BioMarin
BMRN
13
-
-
17
11.75
-9.62
Biomatrix
BXM
29.125
78
21.563
22.438
19.25
-33.91
Biomira
BIOM
3.093
3.375
3.625
2.688
3.938
27.32
Biomune Sys
BIME
1.688
2.219
2
0.969
1.313
-22.22
Biopure
BPUR
10
-
-
10
16.625
62.2
Biora AB
BIORY
13
13.125
8
10.125
9
-30.77
Bioreliance
BREL
8
6.5
6.5
6.25
5.719
-28.51
Bio-Tech Gen
BTGC
6.937
5.969
6.5
9.594
15.25
119.84
Biotime
BTIM
17.375
16
11.688
9.063
8.875
-48.92
BioTransplant
BTRN
2.5
2.188
4.813
6.375
8.375
235
Boston Life
BLSI
3.25
7.188
5.656
4.063
3.625
11.54
British Biotech
BBIOY
5.875
3
3.625
5.688
4.5
-23.4
Calypte Biomed
CALY
2.875
2.275
1.75
1.094
1.406
-51.1
Cangene
CNJ
3.62
5.2
4.9
4.75
5.25
45.03
Cantab Pharm
CNTBY
9.625
10.25
9.5
7.75
10.75
11.69
Carrington
CARN
2.125
2.938
2.875
1.938
2
-5.88
Celgene
CELG
15.375
16
17.563
27.063
70
355.28
Cell Genesys
CEGE
6
4.938
4.25
7.875
12.813
113.55
Cell Pathways
CLPA
22
7.438
11.563
9.625
9.25
-57.95
Cell Therapeutics
CTIC
3
3.5
2.469
2.25
7
133.33
Cellegy Pharma
CLGY
3.5
3.813
4.625
8.25
3.375
-3.57
Cel-Sci
HIV
1.75
1.938
2.5
2.688
2.313
32.17
Celtrix
CTRX
1.687
1.094
1.25
1.313
2.875
70.42
Cephalon
CEPH
9
8.75
17.375
17.969
34.563
284.03
Cerus Corp.
CERS
21
22.25
22
23.25
26.5
26.19
Chiron
CHIR
26.187
21.938
20.75
27.688
42.375
61.82
Cholestech
CTEC
3.812
2.125
2.563
6.375
6.5
70.51
CIMA Labs
CIMA
2.625
3.063
4.625
7
13.063
397.64
CliniChem Devlp
CCHE
4.812
6.797
6.5
7.75
8.875
84.43
ClinTrials
CCRO
3.937
5.875
5
5.5
4.125
4.78
CollaGenex
CGPI
9.625
8.25
10
17.5
25
159.74
Collateral Thera
CLTX
7
9
23
19
19.125
173.21
Columbia Labs
COB
3.062
5.938
8.563
7.5
7.5
144.94
Connetics Corp.
CNCT
5.875
7.25
6.125
5
10.5
78.72
Cor Thera
CORR
13.25
9.938
14.75
19
26.875
102.83
Corixa
CRXA
9.25
8
17.813
13.438
17
83.78
Cortech
CRTQ
6.219
6.063
6.25
6.188
5.875
-5.53
Corvas
CVAS
2.812
2.5
3
2.813
4.438
57.82
Coulter Pharma
CLTR
30
21.75
22.563
13.938
22.688
-24.37
Creative Bio
CBMI
3.687
2.313
3.625
3.75
4.938
33.93
Crescendo Pharma
CNDO
13.625
14.25
17.25
18.063
18.188
33.49
Cubist Pharma
CBST
3.812
3.125
3.938
8.563
19.25
404.98
CuraGen Corp.
CRGN
7.062
6.625
8
13.25
69.75
887.68
CV Therapeutics
CVTX
4.75
4.875
5.5
14.625
26.063
448.69
Cyanotech
CYAN
1.062
1
1.125
0.719
1.563
47.18
Cygnus
CYGN
4.875
7.5
13
11.219
18.25
274.36
Cypress Bio
CYPB
3
3.719
3.156
2.75
1.813
-39.57
Cypros Pharma
CYP
3.25
2.688
2.375
1.938
1.25
-61.54
Cytoclonal Pharma
CYPH
6.875
8.438
6.313
6.563
7.5
9.09
Cytogen
CYTO
0.843
1.031
1.938
2
2.594
207.71
CytoTherapeut
CTII
1.468
1.219
0.719
1.5
1.469
0.07
CytRx
CYTR
0.968
2.75
2
2.625
0.906
-6.4
DepoMed
DMI
7.875
10.063
3.125
2.688
6
-23.81
Diacrin
DCRN
5.937
5.25
5.688
5.313
6.5
9.48
Diagnostic Prod
DP
31.125
24.25
27.625
26.813
24.5
-21.29
Dianon Systems
DIAN
9
8.75
10.875
10.875
13.75
52.78
Digene
DIGE
5.562
7.875
11.047
12.375
17.438
213.52
Discovery Labs
DSCO
2.625
1.875
1.25
1.375
2.781
5.94
Draxis Health
DRAXF
2.859
1.844
2
1.438
1.188
-58.45
Dusa Pharma
DUSA
7.375
7.438
11.563
14
28.5
286.44
Ecogen
EECN
1.687
2
2.875
2
1.25
-25.9
Embrex
EMBX
5
4.25
8.438
8.625
10.75
115
Emisphere
EMIS
15.625
9
7.063
14.625
30.063
92.4
Endorex
DOR
2.062
2
1.875
2.125
2.75
33.37
EntreMed
ENMD
21
21.125
22.5
21.625
25.625
22.02
Envirogen
ENVG
1.375
1.688
1.313
0.969
1.688
22.76
Enzo Biochem
ENZ
10.312
9.375
10.125
28.375
46
346.08
Enzon
ENZN
13.312
14.75
20.688
30.5
43.375
225.83
Epimmune
EPMN
2.25
2.75
3.125
3.5
2.594
15.29
Epitope
EPTO
5.875
5
5.875
6.75
6.5
10.64
Epix Medical
EPIX
9.312
8
5.5
7.125
10
7.39
Ergo Science
ERGO
1
1.25
1.219
1.094
1.188
18.8
Flamel Tech
FLMLY
4.375
2.625
3.375
3.125
2.125
-51.43
GalaGen
GGEN
2.156
1.938
2.375
1.625
1.813
-15.91
GelTex
GELX
22.625
14.063
18
11.125
12.813
-43.37
Gene Logic
GLGC
6.968
4.875
3.625
6.313
26.5
280.31
Genelabs
GNLB
2.75
2.031
1.688
2.844
5.5
100
Genentech
DNA
48.5
-
-
73.156
134.5
177.32
Genetronics
GEB
3.312
3.313
2.813
3.563
3.25
-1.87
Genome Thera
GENE
2.75
3.125
3
4
16.125
486.36
Genset
GENXY
27.625
15.375
1.625
12.625
19.063
-30.99
Genta
GNTA
1.281
2.406
2.563
2.313
6.438
402.58
Genz Mol Oncol
GZMO
3.25
3.75
2.75
5.75
7
115.38
Genz Tiss Repair
GZTR
2.25
2.313
2.031
1.906
2.875
27.78
Genzyme
GENZ
49.75
50.438
48.5
45.063
45
-9.55
Genzyme Trans
GZTC
5.625
3.938
4.563
6.75
12.625
124.44
Geron
GERN
10.875
10
10.438
10.5
12.625
16.09
Gilead Sciences
GILD
41.062
45.5
52.25
64.188
54.125
31.81
Gliatech
GLIA
30
23.125
25.5
17.125
16.625
-44.58
Guilford Pharm
GLFD
14.25
11.375
12.75
15.25
17
19.3
Hemosol
HML*
2.8
4.75
4.45
5.8
6.9
146.43
Human Genome
HGSI
17.781
17.344
19.75
36.875
152.625
758.36
Hycor Bio
HYBD
1.046
1
1.281
1.188
1.75
67.3
Hyseq
HYSQ
5.25
3
3.469
4.938
17
223.81
Icon plc
ICLR
33.5
14.5
19.625
15.75
17
-49.25
Icos
ICOS
29.75
33.75
40.813
29.5
29.25
-1.68
ID Biomed
IDB*
3.07
3.4
2.7
3
3.75
22.15
IDEC Pharm
IDPH
47
25.688
38.531
47.016
98.25
109.04
Idexx Labs
IDXX
26.906
23.938
23.313
17.219
16.125
-40.07
Igen
IGEN
30.625
24
29.125
24.938
29.75
-2.86
ILEX Oncology
ILXO
11.125
10.188
10
12.25
24.125
116.85
ImClone Sys
IMCL
9.062
16.875
25.375
33.25
39.625
337.27
Immtech
IMMT
10
-
17.5
22.375
28.875
188.75
Immucell
ICCC
1.25
1.156
1.375
1.938
2.375
90
Immucor
BLUD
8.75
9.25
13.625
12
13.188
50.72
ImmuLogic
IMUL
1.218
1.875
1.875
0.219
0.563
-53.78
Immune Resp
IMNR
10.875
8.813
5.375
4.875
4.344
-60.06
Immunex
IMNX
31.453
41.625
63.719
43.375
109.5
248.14
ImmunoGen
IMGN
2.187
2.25
2.313
2.375
5.5
151.49
Immunomed
IMMU
4.125
2.594
1.469
1.344
12.25
196.97
Incara Pharma
INCR
9
8
5.125
0.656
1.5
-83.33
Incyte Pharm
INCY
37.375
20.063
26.438
23.125
60
60.54
Inex
IEX*
1.75
1.85
3.8
4.6
6.45
268.57
Inflazyme
IZP*
0.57
1.66
1.55
1.44
1.29
126.32
Inhale Ther Sys
INHL
33
27.125
23.813
30.375
42.563
28.98
InKine Pharma
INKP
1.687
1.5
1.625
1.594
3.188
88.97
InSite Vision
ISV
1.25
1.063
1.938
2.125
2.75
120
Integra LifeScien
IART
3.375
4.375
6.438
6.313
5.906
74.99
Interleukin
ILGN
1
1.031
2.188
2.375
6.219
521.9
Interneuron
IPIC
3.281
2.875
2.75
1.25
5.719
74.31
Invitrogen
IVGN
15
12.875
24.688
33.625
60
300
Isis Pharm
ISIP
12.937
9
10.188
11.188
6.25
-51.69
La Jolla Pharm
LJPC
4.5
2.625
0.813
0.5
2.531
-43.76
Lifecell
LIFC
4.375
4.625
4.125
5.75
5.125
17.14
Lifecore Bio
LCBM
10.25
8.688
11.5
13.75
21.125
106.1
Ligand
LGND
11.625
8.188
11.125
7.625
12.875
10.75
Liposome Co
LIPO
15.437
13.438
19.125
7.609
12.188
-21.05
LJL Biosystems
LJLB
3.125
4.25
4.5
3.375
7.875
152
Lynx Therapeutics
LYNX
11.5
9.375
11.313
11.25
32.375
181.52
MacroChem
MCHM
8.437
9.375
5.938
6
4.188
-50.36
Magainin
MAGN
3.187
1.563
2.563
1.063
1.813
-43.11
Martek Bio
MATK
8
5.625
8.5
5.75
12
50
Matritech
NMPS
1.656
1.563
1.313
2.063
3.313
100.06
Matrix
MATX
2.625
2.094
4.125
5.688
4.75
80.95
Maxim Pharma
MMP
15.375
11.25
9.625
8.563
20
30.08
Maxygen Inc.
MAXY
16
-
-
-
71
343.75
Medarex
MEDX
3.031
3.188
4.125
7.125
37.25
1128.97
MedImmune
MEDI
49.719
59.188
67.75
99.656
165.875
233.62
Meridian Diag
KITS
6.75
6.25
7.125
8
7.25
7.41
Microcide Pharma
MCDE
3.875
4.125
4.719
7
8.875
129.03
Micrologix Biotec
MBI*
2.7
2.35
2.6
3.45
2.65
-1.85
Millennium
MLNM
25.875
31.25
36
65
122
371.5
Molecular Bio
MB
2.937
-
-
-
1
-65.95
Molecular Devices
MDCC
21.75
27
37.5
27.5
52
139.08
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
10
9
9
17
46
360
NABI
NABI
2.687
3.125
2.813
5.188
4.625
72.13
Nanogen
NGEN
4
9.625
6.875
7.25
21.875
446.88
NaPro Biother
NPRO
1.406
2.406
1.813
3.13
2.875
104.48
NeoPharm
NEO
12.125
19.875
14.75
14.75
21.563
77.84
NeoRx Corp.
NERX
1.343
1.531
1.531
1.688
4.063
202.53
Neose Technol
NTEC
14.062
13.688
10.188
15
14.375
2.23
NeoTherapeutics
NEOT
10.5
9.125
12.75
11.375
13.25
26.19
Neurocrine Biosci
NBIX
6.875
5.188
5.188
5.75
24.75
260
Neurogen
NRGN
17.5
10.688
14.625
16.625
16.5
-5.71
Nexell
NEXL
1.093
1.094
2.125
1.469
1.25
14.36
North Am Vacc
NVX
8.875
6.125
4.875
7.5
4.5
-49.3
Northfield Labs
NFLD
12.375
11
12.188
14.188
11.063
-10.6
Novavax
NOX
1.937
3.75
3.5
4.188
5.625
190.4
Noven
NOVN
5.437
4.625
6.047
8.5
18.125
233.36
NPS Pharm
NPSP
7.687
7.5
6.625
5.75
12.25
59.36
Onyx Pharma
ONXX
7
6
8.875
8.25
10
42.86
Organogenesis
ORG
11
11.563
9.375
7.5
8.688
-21.02
Ortec Int'l
ORTC
13.125
9.625
8.25
8.75
7.5
-42.86
OSI Pharma
OSIP
3.187
5
4.25
5.688
7.938
149.07
Osteotech
OSTE
31
34.375
28.75
13.625
13.375
-56.85
Ostex Int'l
OSTX
0.406
1.313
1.313
0.969
3
638.92
OXiGENE
OXGN
10.75
7.75
9.438
11
15.625
45.35
Oxis Int'l
OXIS
2.875
1.563
1.063
0.75
1.594
-44.56
Palatin Tech
PLTN
4.125
5.688
4.563
3.125
2.5
-39.39
Parexel Intl
PRXL
25
20.688
13.313
9.125
11.813
-52.75
PathoGenesis
PGNS
58
13.313
14.188
15.375
21.438
-63.04
Pharma Prod Devlp
PPDI
30.062
33.563
27.375
13.563
11.875
-60.5
Pharmacopeia
PCOP
9.5
7.25
11.25
10.875
22.625
138.16
Pharmacyclics
PCYC
25.5
16.5
28.8
40.875
41.25
61.76
Pharmos
PARS
1.593
1.375
1.688
1.281
2.156
35.34
Phoenix Intl
PHX*
17
13.25
9.25
8.35
10.25
-39.71
Procept
PRCT
2.5
2.563
1.5
1.313
3.688
47.52
Progenics Pharma
PGNX
12.375
15
13.875
19.5
48.875
294.95
Protein Design
PDLI
23.25
15.063
22.188
36.125
70
201.08
Qiagen
QGENF
30.125
34.063
34
42.625
75.5
150.62
QLT PhotoTher
QLTI
11.375
20.375
27.5
38.219
58.75
416.48
Questcor Pharm
QSC
3.25
2.688
2.375
1.938
1.25
-61.54
Quidel
QDEL
2.437
2
3.188
4.375
6.875
182.11
Quintiles
QTRN
53.375
37.75
42
19.031
18.688
-64.99
Regeneron
REGN
7.375
6.625
7.813
8.025
12.75
72.88
Repligen
RGEN
1.281
3.063
2.875
2.938
3.125
143.95
Ribozyme Pharma
RZYM
4.375
4.938
4.25
5
10.5
140
SangStat Med
SANG
21.25
12.375
17.25
21.375
29.75
40
SciClone
SCLN
1.062
1.563
1.25
1.688
6.125
476.74
Scios
SCIO
10.375
9.063
3.25
3.688
4.188
-59.63
Sepracor
SEPR
87.562
56.125
4.625
37.75
99.188
13.28
Sheffield
SHM
2.375
2.625
2.938
2.75
5
110.53
Sicor
SCRI
4.531
2.813
4.25
3.969
7.75
71.04
Siga Pharma
SGPH
1.437
1.125
1.125
1
1.625
13.08
Sonus Pharma
SNUS
6.75
7.5
5.188
3.313
2.5
-62.96
Stressgen Biotech
SSB*
1.64
1.35
1.51
2
2.66
62.2
SuperGen
SUPG
9.25
10.25
15.313
22.938
29.375
217.57
Synaptic Pharma
SNAP
15
6.875
4.75
5
6.75
-55
Synbiotics
SBIO
2.562
3.5
3.938
2.563
2.406
-6.09
Synsorb Biotech
SYBB
2.375
1.625
1.375
1.969
1.875
-21.05
Targeted Genet
TGEN
1.312
1.5
1.563
1.594
3.938
200.15
Techniclone Int'l
TCLN
1.093
1.031
1.25
0.625
0.531
-51.42
Texas Biotech
TXB
4.937
4.688
4.75
4
7.938
60.79
Theratechnologies
TH*
2.95
4.55
4.55
4
4.74
60.68
Titan Pharma
TTP
3.812
3.75
4.938
9.375
19
398.43
Transgene
TRGNY
15.375
12.5
10.25
11.375
10
-34.96
Transkaryotic
TKTX
25.375
31.75
33
51.375
38.5
51.72
Trega Biosciences
TRGA
2.125
1.75
1.656
1.281
2.344
10.31
Triangle Pharma
VIRS
13.625
10.688
18
19.25
12.813
-5.96
Trimeris
TRMS
11.75
12.75
14.5
16.688
23.625
101.06
Trinity Bio
TRIBY
1.312
1.625
1.813
1.719
1.688
28.66
Tripos
TRPS
7.625
8.75
8.25
6.375
11.5
50.82
Tularik
TLRK
14
-
-
-
32.75
133.93
UroCor
UCOR
6.375
4.875
4.906
4.094
4.188
-34.31
United Thera
UTHR
12.188
-
11.875
28.875
46
277.44
Valentis
VLTS
5.125
4.125
3.813
5.063
9
75.61
VaxGen
VXGN
13
-
16.375
14.625
18.5
42.31
Vertex Pharm
VRTX
29.75
25.25
24.125
31.063
35
17.65
Vical
VICL
14.187
10.25
12.125
13.813
29.938
111.02
Vion Pharma
VION
5
5.25
4.688
5.25
6.125
22.5
ViroPharma
VPHM
9.312
6.313
7.688
22.281
37
297.34
Visible Genetics
VGIN
11.375
17.5
16.125
18.75
30
163.74
Vysis
VYSI
5.375
3.406
3.75
3.375
3.625
-32.56
Xenova Group
XNVA
0.562
1.438
1.438
1.25
1.125
100.18
XOMA
XOMA
3.187
3.063
6.063
2.938
3
-5.87
Zonagen
ZONA
19.125
21.5
9.25
2.938
4.375
-77.12
Note: # Price on 12/31/98 or offering price for companies that went public in 1999; prices reflect stock splits where applicable.
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